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Scratching the Skin of Predator—prey Interactions in Fishes: A Tribute to R. Jan F. Smith (1940–1998)

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The publications of R. Jan F. Smith

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Chivers, D.P., Mathis, A., Brown, G.E. et al. Scratching the Skin of Predator—prey Interactions in Fishes: A Tribute to R. Jan F. Smith (1940–1998). Environmental Biology of Fishes 56, 343–350 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007585207192

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